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BERLIN TO-DAY
The devastating effect of the Allied bombing can be seen in the ruins of Berlin. Life in the city carries on and Berliners have tried to bring back some of the pre-war gaiety. British and American troops mingle with the locals at such...
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MEMORY OF GUY FAWKES IS EVERGREEN
The Fifth of November is celebrated in the Sussex towns of Battle and Lewes. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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SIMLA OFFERS NEW HOPE TO INDIA
Indian leaders gather at the Viceregal Lodge in Simla for a conference with Lord Wavell. Mahatma Gandhi did not attend the meeting preferring to stay nearby. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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DEATH OF BERLIN
Russian newsreel pictures show the actual taking of Berlin by the Red Army. By the 13th April all the main districts of Berlin had been over run and then they broke through to the Reichstag. ® ® Victory signs were erected by the...
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AMERICA'S WELCOME TO GENERAL ""IKE""
General Eisenhower arrives in Washington to be met by his wife and later to be presented with the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service medal by President Truman. In New York he receives another ovation as he drives through the...
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OIL, COAL AND WATER:
ONE-MAN COAL MINE - Bramwell Arthur Pashley works his own one-man spare time coal mine at Calder Grove, near Wakefield. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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TRAILER: ""THE POSTMAN'S NIGHTMARE
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TRANSATLANTIC NEWS - NEW CANADIAN PREMIER
At Government House, Ottawa, Mr Louis St. Laurent is sworn in as the new Canadian Prime Minister. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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AMERICAN FILMS FOR BRITAIN AGAIN
Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, and Eric Johnston, President of America's Motion Association, sign the Anglo-American Films Agreement. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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ANOTHER DEGREE FOR EX-PREMIER
At London University, Mr Churchill receives an honorary degree. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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PRIZES AS PRODUCTION INCENTIVE
Austin Motors have introduced a prize draw for their work force to boost increased production. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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THE STEEL BILL - INTERVIEW WITH MR GEORGE STRAUSS
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PERSONALITIES - DEGREE FOR MRS ROOSEVELT
Eleanor Roosevelt receives an honorary Doctorate of Civil Law. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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NEWS FROM THE CONTINENT - PROFESSOR'S DEEP-SEA DIVE
Professor Piccard plans to descend in a ""bathyscaph"" 2½ miles down in the sea in the Gulf of Guinea. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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COLONIAL SECRETARY STATES BRITISH PALESTINE POLICY
Mr Creech Jones re-states British policy on Palestine to the Security Council of the United Nations. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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ATOM BOMB EXPERIMENT PLANS
America plans some atomic tests at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. ""Operation Crossroads"" as it has been named will use some of America's old warships for target practice. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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ALAMEIN RE-UNION
Men of the Eighth Army gather at the Royal Albert Hall to commemorate the victory at El Alamein six years ago. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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SPORT - BRILLIANT RALLIES IN THE TABLE TENNIS FINALS
Miss Farkas of Hungary retained the Ladies Title and Richard Bergmann took the Men's for Britain. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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THAT LOAN BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN
The American President once again urges a loan to help Britain on the road to recovery. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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WAR ECHOES FROM AMERICA
On show in America the Army's new 36 inch mortar which was used in the fight against Japan. ® At the Senate Office Building, Washington the Pearl Harbour Enquiry has opened. ® At the Kure Naval Base, Japan, the battered remnants of...
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""HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN""
Near Cassel in Germany several prominent Nazis are awaiting trial. The prisoners pass the time by using their hands to make playing cards and doing carpentry. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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5-POWER CONFERENCE OPENS
Lancaster House was the venue for the Council of Foreign Ministers. Ernest Bevin led the British delegates, James Byrnes the American. Mr Molotov was Russia's representative, France and China being represented by Georges Bidault and Dr...
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MONEY IS THE SUBJECT
The Chancellor of the Exchequer leaves for the House to present his budget. A few days earlier the National Savings Movement had celebrated its thirtieth anniversary with a Grand Rally at the Royal Albert Hall. Disclaimer: British...
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VE, VJ, AND THE ATOMIC BOMB
A look back at the year of 1945 to the celebrations of VE and VJ Days, the conferences at Potsdam and the horror of the A-Bomb. ® ® The death of President Roosevelt before the final Victory and the landslide victory of Mr Attlee's...